I fueled up on the scrumptious, complimentary hostel chocolate chip pancakes and was raring to go. My shinny, red, rental bike was delivered to the hostel in the morning and I had the entire day to explore. I began by biking to Ocean beach. From there I rode south along the coast line. It was... Continue Reading →

The first night here in the hostel I had to share a room with a rather unsavoury character. She is about 40 years old and smelt horrendous. I thought I could hack it, opened a window, locked up my valuables and fell asleep. However, in the morning I woke up to an awful smell, looked... Continue Reading →

Drawing back the casino hotel curtains this morning a beautiful lake with a backdrop of sunlit mountains was revealed. We arrived last night in the dark and saw the water outside our room but did not realise how beautiful the scenery was. Walking out through the casino at 9am people were obediently sat playing the... Continue Reading →

I was fortunate enough to meet someone driving from the hostel in Flagstaff to San Diego (where I will catch my flight to Mexico city). So we have been Road tripping today. There is a full car of us (one from Australia, one American and another from North London!) We started the journey off by... Continue Reading →

Another jam packed, fun and exciting day in San Francisco. It began early with a sociable breakfast looking out onto the Pacific ocean while chatting away over my peanut butter and jelly bagel. I am meeting all kinds of fascinating people here. Then we set off nice and early on the 28 bus to the... Continue Reading →

After a good night's sleep in the 24 bed dorm I was up bright and early ready to further explore San Francisco. I met a couple of people over my oatmeal breakfast who were also keen to make the most of the day despite the rainy morning. We were lucky enough that one of us... Continue Reading →

After an early start of 4am I made it to the hostel in San Francisco. The journey went relatively smoothly. The train and bus did take a little longer than expected but there were lots of kind people along the way who lead me in the right direction. The bus driver was extremely friendly helping... Continue Reading →